Happy Halloween!

A carebear, firefighter and dinosaur!

Bowling!

We went bowling! Jackson and Wyatt's first time. We had pizza and then played arcade games afterwards. Lots of fun!

plane ride

Last week, Jackson took his first plane ride with Grandpa!

We had been talking about it a few days before that we would go out and see Grandpa's airplane. But I wasn't really sure what was going to happen. My guess is that Jackson would be just fine with taxiing around and not want to go flying. I was wrong.

He was a little scared in the beginning, so he sat on my lap while we taxied around.

On our way back, he said he wanted to go up flying in the air. I told him that I would have to get out and he would have to go by himself with Grandpa. Then once we got back to the hangar, this is when he told me to get out and that he wanted to go flying.

Getting his seat belt all on and ready.

They just did a loop around the airport and came back down.

He got back and said he wanted to do it again. Grandpa said he did great and had smiles most of the time.

fountain park

The other day we went to our local fountain park. This was one of the first times that Jackson really got into it. He's been before, but hasn't gotten this wet before.

Copying the other kids laying on top of the fountains.

family reunion

Jackson had so much fun at the family reunion this year. There were lots of cousin's to play with and lots of fun things to do.

cherries

A couple weeks ago now, we went cherry picking! It was lots of fun. We also picked blueberries too. We canned the cherries and froze the blueberries. The blueberries were the best ever too!

pony's at the fair

Free pony rides are the best! Jackson did great on the pony ride, however we went back later and he didn't want to do it again. Once was enough.

the Fair!

We went to the fair! I showed Jackson pictures of us at the fair last year and it made him get excited. So then when we got in the parking lot, he started yelling "we're at the fair!" and he said he was excited. It was cute.

We met up with some friends and did some rides on Pepsi day. They chose the airplanes first.

Jackson made it about 3 times around and then started to cry. So the guy stopped the ride and let Jackson off early. He said he got scared.

the pool

We went to the pool the other day with some friends. Had lots of fun.

Here is a wide view of the pool's outdoor kids area. We love it, but it's about a 30 min drive away.

There is a small slide just for around Jackson's age. He can do it all by himself. The landing is in super shallow water. He wants to do the big slide by himself, but he's not tall enough yet (probably 2 more years).

4th of july parade

Better late than never to post a picture. Here's one from the 4th of July Parade.

kids workshop

Amy and I took the boys to two workshops recently. One at Lowes and they made a waving flag thing.

And one at Home Depot and they made a little tool box for Father's day. It was fun, both stores gave them aprons since it was their first time at both. We will have to do it again sometime soon (I think they do it once a month).

been awhile

Yikes! It's been awhile!

Well, I have a bunch of pictures on my camera that I want to post. I just need to do it! I'll plan to get a chance tomorrow to post a pic or two.

Also, other news... I started a new job on Friday!

...I'm now in training to be a 911 dispatcher. I'm excited, there is lots to learn!

fishing

We went daycamping with friends this last weekend. Jackson went out in the boat fishing with the guys for the first time.